Climate Jenny 2.1
@ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Why, you may ask, does Passionflower have those weird stamens nestled face-down around the center of the flower? Let this friendly Carpenter Bee show you. First photo shows how it has to crawl under those stamens to get to the nectar. Second photo shows the results: someone’s back is covered with dusty yellow pollen.

These bees and these flowers seem to have an understanding.

#bees#NativePlants #passionflower

Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.
Climate Jenny 2.1
@ClimateJenny@biodiversity.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Why, you may ask, does Passionflower have those weird stamens nestled face-down around the center of the flower? Let this friendly Carpenter Bee show you. First photo shows how it has to crawl under those stamens to get to the nectar. Second photo shows the results: someone’s back is covered with dusty yellow pollen.

These bees and these flowers seem to have an understanding.

#bees#NativePlants #passionflower

Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
Same flower as first photo, but the bee has backed away from the center of the flower and is perched at its edge, about three o’clock position. It’s a large bee with a shiny back abdomen, a yellow thorax covered a deep layer of yellow power, and a little head with one black eye and one antenna visible and a forehead dusted in yellow pollen.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.
The Passionflower, which a large purple flower with a white center and the appearance of a long shaggy fringe of hair around the perimeter, is being visited by a big bee, which is partially obscured by one of the stigmas that radiate out of the center of the flower. Only the folded wings and black back legs of the bee are clearly visible, although there’s a hint of yellow. This scene is framed by the leaves of the Passionflower vine, which are large and have three lobes.